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AAU Higher Education Legislation

Higher Education Legislation

AAU is committed to advocating for higher education legislation that supports our mission to advance society through education, research and discovery. On behalf of its members, AAU monitors and engages on a wide range of policy and appropriations-related education issues, including accreditation, graduate education, international programs, student aid, and other issues in the Higher Education Act. Of particular importance is the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA), which was last reauthorized in 2008 and is currently up for renewal. AAU looks forward to working with policymakers on the next reauthorization of the HEA.

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AAU, Associations Send Comments to Education Department’s Dear Colleague Letter on Third-Party Servicers

AAU joined ACE and 83 other higher education organizations in a comment letter to the Department of Education’s Feb. 15 Dear Colleague Letter, “Requirements and Responsibilities for Third-Party Servicers and Institutions.”
Letters

AAU Submits Comments on Proposed Title IX Regulations

AAU submitted comments on a Department of Education notice of proposed rulemaking on Title IX regulations
Letters

AAU, Associations Offer Comments on ED’s Proposed Changes to Income-Driven Student Loan Repayment Program

AAU joined ACE and 28 other higher education associations in sending a comment letter on the Education Department’s proposed changes to the Revised Pay as You Earn or REPAYE income-driven repayment (IDR) plan.
Letters

AAU, Associations Respond to ED’s Proposal to Publish Annual List of “Low-Financial-Value” Postsecondary Programs

AAU joined ACE and other higher education associations in objecting to a proposal by the Department of Education to publish an annual list of “low-financial-value” postsecondary programs.

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AAU, Associations Ask ED to Extend PSLF Waiver

AAU joined ACE in sending a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona urging him to extend the Public Service Loan Forgiveness waiver that expires on October 31.
Letters | Student Loans | Higher Education Legislation

AAU, Associations Offer Comments to ED’s NPRM on Student Loan Relief Programs

AAU joined ACE in submitting comments in response to the Department of Education’s proposed changes to the major student loan relief programs authorized by the Higher Education Act.
Letters | Student Loans | Department of Education | Affordability and Student Aid | Higher Education Legislation

AAU, Associations File Amicus Brief in Support of Harvard, UNC

AAU joined the American Council on Education and 38 other higher education associations in filing an amicus brief in support of Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the pending Supreme Court cases involving the use of race-conscious admissions.

Legal Brief | Higher Education Regulation | Higher Education Legislation

AAU, Associations Urge Congress to Include College Transparency Act in Pending Competitiveness Legislation

AAU, ACE, and other higher education organizations sent a letter to the leadership of the House and Senate education committees endorsing the College Transparency Act (S. 839/H.R. 2030) and urging the inclusion of CTA language currently in the America COMPETES Act in the final and reconciled version of the United States Innovation and Competition Act and the America COMPETES Act.
Letters | Student Aid | Department of Education | Affordability and Student Aid | Higher Education Regulation | Higher Education Legislation | Innovation and Competitiveness

AAU, Associations Urge Congress to Prioritize Student Mental Health Care

AAU joined 89 other associations and organizations in urging Congress “to support and prioritize the mental and behavioral health needs” of students in higher education. The associations’ letter notes that the mental health crisis among college students has long been under addressed and has worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Letters | COVID-19 | Higher Education Legislation

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